Alma College women top Trine, men fall at Adrian

ANGOLA, Ind. — The Alma College women’s basketball team recorded a 58-53 victory Wednesday in an MIAA contest at Trine University.

After taking a 28-20 lead at halftime and pushing it to double digits in the first minute of the second half, the Scots (5-11, 4-4) went through a lengthy drought that saw the Thunder (9-8, 3-5) go on a 20-2 run to grab a 40-32 advantage.

Alma College overcame the rough stretch, however, and retook the lead with 3:59 remaining on a Bailey Gooding jumper. Trine would then score the next four points to go back ahead, but a Mary Schlicher jump shot for Alma College gave the visitors a 53-51 lead with 2:09 remaining.

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With the score tied at 53-53, Danielle Hicks drained a pair of free throws with 1:28 left which provided the eventual game-winning points.

Schlicher led the Scots with 12 points and five rebounds, while Gooding added 10 points. Hicks had seven points, nine rebounds, three assists, and two blocked shots.

Sydney Spragg paced Trine with 21 points.

The Scots play against Saturday at Kalamazoo College. Tipoff is at 3 p.m.

NCAA Men’s Basketball

Adrian 74, Alma 72

ADRIAN - The Alma College men’s basketball team dropped a heartbreaker on Wednesday night, falling at Adrian College 74-73 in the final second of action.

Trailing 71-70 with 20 seconds left in regulation, Alma’s Brandon Krause connected on a jumper to give the Scots (6-10, 1-4 MIAA) a 72-71 lead.

After a foul by the Bulldogs (12-4, 2-3 MIAA), Kyle Benthem split a pair at the charity stripe, giving Alma College a 73-71 with just seven seconds left.

Cody Barnes though managed to connect on a 3-pointer with just 0.3 seconds left to lift the Bulldogs to a 74-73 win.

The Scots had led at the half 38-36 and shot 49.0 percent from the floor (25-of-51) on the night. Alma College was led by Isiah Law with 16 points, four rebounds and two steals.